India, Oct. 8 -- Newly appointed Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Pargat Singh and AICC general secretary in-charge Sachin Pilot offered prayers at Harmandar Sahib (Golden Temple) on Thursday morning, staging a show of unity following months of bitter factionalism.

The visit marks the party's formal campaign launch in the state after weeks of leadership tension threatened to derail its political momentum ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.

Pargat Singh, 61, a former Indian hockey captain, Olympian, and three-time MLA from Jalandhar Cantt, was appointed state party chief last week, replacing Ludhiana MP Amrinder Singh Raja Warring in a strategic overhaul by the high command to end factionalism.

Upon their arrival at ...